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Hispanics Key to Both Fla. Wins

Posted Jan 30, 08 8:10 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – The Hispanic vote clinched the Florida victories of both John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the Miami Herald reports. McCain's POW experience especially resonated with Cuban-Americans, and Hispanic voters' fondness for Bill Clinton boosted Hillary, who won among Hispanics by a 2-1 margin over Obama. The strong presence of retirees also bolstered both McCain and Clinton.

McCain's age, 71, helped him among voters over 65, the Wall Street Journal writes. Clinton also did especially well with older voters, as with women. But with Obama not campaigning at all in zero-delegate Florida, it's unclear whether Clinton's victory amounts to anything more than a "name recognition beauty contest."

Sources Miami Herald, Wall Street Journal

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A touch screen voting machine sits idle as voters cast their paper ballot votes in the Florida primary, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)   (Associated Press)
Voters sign in to cast their ballots in the Florida primary, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)   (Associated Press)
A voter puts her ballot into the scanner to be counted after marking her ballot in the Florida primary, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, walks with his wife Cindy, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist during a visit to a polling station in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Tuesday, Jan. 29,...   (Associated Press)
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